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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

The money can be used for key wealth-building activities like education, homeownership, or starting a business. For example, in Saint Paul, MN, the historically Black Rondo neighborhood was virtually destroyed when the federal government built Interstate 94 through the community. This series will explore that central question.

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Policies for Housing With Heart

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Many working parents, sandwiched between the needs of their children and parents, go into debt to provide for their care, which reduces their ability to fund the cost of continuing education or purchasing a home. seniors over 85 live in poverty, only 8 percent who live in multigenerational households live in poverty, a 40 percent reduction.

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The Economic Case against Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

Instead, they harm people who need the support of public benefits programs, increase poverty, and have negative macroeconomic impacts. Most recipients with significant barriers to employment—including disability, lack of education, or lack of available jobs—don’t find employment due to work requirements.

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Okinawa and the Link Between Socioeconomic Disparities and Colonialism in Japan

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Nagatsugu Asato & Nobuo Shiga The legacy of colonialism has fostered structural discrimination worldwide, creating cycles of alienation and poverty among subjugated and marginalized communities. Okinawa’s poverty rate is about 35 percent, which is twice the national average. percent of the country’s total land area.

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Making Policy Work for Rural Communities: The Value of Community Voice

NonProfit Quarterly

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Public funding programs often include conditions that exceed the capabilities of high-poverty areas, such as requiring matching funds that these areas do not have. A different approach that centers community voice is sorely needed.

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Learning That Changes Lives: Local Leader Shares Journey to Nonprofit Success

NonProfit Leadership Center

She went to Uganda where she lived and worked with an NGO on strategic planning and board governance. A Life-Changing Learning Experience The Certificate in Nonprofit Management at the University of Tampa immerses current and aspiring nonprofit leaders in an 18-month educational experience that many graduates describe as life-changing.

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What do you believe are the most critical areas for improvement to achieve your mission?

Blue Avocado

Because we choose not to be under the government’s thumb by acquiescing to the 501(c)(3) status game, we are generally not permitted to apply for grant funding. We would love to qualify for funding for education, agriculture, electricity, fresh water, and jobs creation. Help us help the world.